Ua kau inoa ʻo CMA CGM Group a me Airbus i kahi Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) no ke kūʻai ʻana i ʻehā mau mokulele mokulele A350F. ʻO ke kauoha, e pili ana i ka hoʻopau ʻana i nā pule e hiki mai ana, e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka mokulele Airbus CMA CGM i ʻeiwa mokulele, me ʻelima A330-200F.
E hoʻokele ʻia ka mokulele e CMA CGM AIR CARGO, ka mea i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i kēia manawa i ka hana ukana ea o Pūʻulu CMA CGM.
"Haʻaheo mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana iā CMA CGM AIR CARGO i ka hui o nā mea hana no ka A350F a hauʻoli like mākou i ke kākoʻo ʻana i ka hoʻomohala hoʻolālā ʻana o ka ʻoihana e hiki mai ana," wahi a Christian Scherer, ka Luna Nui ʻo Airbus a me ke poʻo o Airbus International. "E kūpono ka A350F i nā ʻauwaʻa o ka mea lawe Airbus nā ukana. Mahalo i kāna airframe composite a me nā ʻenehana ʻenehana hou loa, e lawe mai ia i ka maikaʻi ʻole e pili ana i ka puhi wahie, ka hoʻokele waiwai a me nā hoʻoiho CO₂, e hoʻoikaika ana i ka ulu mau ʻana o ka hui. Hoʻohui hou ʻo Scherer: "Loaʻa ka ʻae ʻia e kahi mana ukana honua e like me ka Pūʻulu CMA CGM ʻoluʻolu loa.
Hoʻokumu ʻia ka A350F ma luna o ke alakaʻi lōʻihi loa o ka honua, ʻo ka A350. Hōʻike ka mokulele i kahi puka ukana nui a me ka lōʻihi fuselage i hoʻopaʻa ʻia no nā hana ukana. Ma luna o 70% o ka airframe i hana ʻia me nā mea holomua e hopena i ka 30t ʻoi aku ka māmā o ka lawe ʻana i ke kaumaha, e hoʻohua ana i ka 20% haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa ma mua o kāna mea hoʻokūkū kokoke loa. Me ka mana 109t uku (+3t uku / 11% ʻoi aku ka nui ma mua o kāna hoʻokūkū), lawelawe ka A350F i nā mākeke ukana āpau (Express, ka ukana nui, ka ukana kūikawā…) ka 2027 ICAO CO₂ maʻamau i hoʻonui ʻia.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “We are proud to welcome CMA CGM AIR CARGO in the group of operators for the A350F and we are equally pleased to support the company's future strategic development,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International.
- With a 109t payload capability (+3t payload/ 11% more volume than its competition), the A350F serves all cargo markets (Express, general cargo, special cargo…) and is in the large freighter category the only new generation freighter aircraft ready for the enhanced 2027 ICAO CO₂ emissions standards.
- The aircraft will be operated by CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the recently launched air cargo activity of CMA CGM Group.
